Fishing Licences Go Live Online25 February 2009For the first time, anglers fishing in Manx rivers and reservoirs will be able to buy their Isle of Man angling licences online using a debit or credit card. [More]

Fishing Licences Go Live On-Line25 February 2009For the first time, anglers fishing in Manx rivers and reservoirs will be able to buy their Isle of Man angling licences online using a debit or credit card. [More]

Onchan to Laxey scheme phase 1 - traffic lights on Hillberry Road18 September 2008The Isle of Man Water Authority has recently appointed Island Drainage and Groundwork Limited to install a 200mm ductile iron water main to supplement the existing water supply from Onchan to Laxey and to increase the outlet capacity of Cronk Ny Mona Service Reservoir. [More]

Winter Reservoir Fishing for Anglers18 July 2008The Islands reservoir anglers now have the opportunity to continue fishing for rainbow trout for an extended season, following approval of the Inland Fisheries (Winter Fishing) Regulations 2008 in Tynwald on 16th July 2008. [More]

Opening of the 2008 Fishing Season14 March 2008The 2008 fishing season commenced on Monday 10th March with the opening of the reservoirs for anglers with the river fishing season due to start on 1st April 2008. [More]

Angler Fined For Illegal Fishing12 February 2008In the High Bailiffs Court on 29th January 2008, Mr K Edwards of 19 Port-e-Chee Avenue, Douglas pleaded guilty to the offence of using worms to catch fish in West Baldwin reservoir on 27th September 2007. [More]

New Concessionary Licences For Anglers11 February 2008Following approval in Tynwald, the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry has announced the new fishing licence duties for the forthcoming river and reservoir fishing seasons. [More]

Isle of Man Water Authority - Foot and Mouth Restrictions - lifted24 August 2007The Isle of Man Water Authority, following instructions from and consultation with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, is pleased to announce the lifting of all Foot and Mouth restrictions in relation to its reservoirs with effect from 8am on Saturday, 25th August 2007. [More]

Water supply situation as at Friday 21st July 2006 3 August 2006 Actual Long Term Avg % of LTA January 79mm171mm46%February68mm113mm 60%March 272mm 133mm 205%April 74mm 102mm 73%May 148mm 87mm 171%June 56mm 94mm 60%July 37mm (up to 19th 93mm 66% Impounding reservoirs - levels at 19th July 2006 West Baldwin84% full Ballure 100% full **Clypse 98% full Kerrowdhoo 97% full Cringle 80% full Sulby 79% full ** Not in use - water is now coming from Sulby WTW's The key reservoir, West Baldwin, is normal for this time of year and is above the drawdown control line, it can of course be supplemented by pumping water over the top of Beinn-y-Phott from Sulby Reservoir. [More]

New Water Main Through Cronk-Y-Berry and GovernorS Hill 27 April 2006The Isle of Man Water Authority is hosting a public awareness meeting to enable all interested parties to learn more about its proposals for a treated water main to be laid from the new water treatment works in Douglas being built off Homefield Road near the Isle of Man College, to the Cronk Ny Mona Service Reservoir. [More]

No Need For Hosepipe Restriction16 March 2006As a direct result of the availability of extra water from the new treatment works in Sulby and the improvements in the pipeline and pumping facility from Sulby Reservoir over Beinn-y-Phott into West Baldwin Reservoir the Water Authority will not be introducing a hosepipe restriction in April as it has done in recent years. [More]